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Old 04-Apr-2005, 17:21
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Hi, are the following sentences correct?

1 Love is made immortal by poetry
2 Love is made immortal through poetry
3 Love is made immortal by means of poetry
4 Love is a earthly thing and like every human things it is doomed to decay
5 the lady recipates the poet
6 the lady reciprates the poet's feelings

If they are not correct, could you please tell me why?
Thanks. Rip
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Old 04-Apr-2005, 19:55
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Default Re: are they correct?

1 Yes
2 Yes
3 Yes, but it doesn't sound great
4 an earthly thing
5 no- you reciprocate feelings, not people, IMO
6 reciprocates the poet's feeling
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